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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two unions have failed at past strikes?
(a) Dock and auto workers.
(b) Textile and taxi drivers.
(c) Teamsters and canners.
(d) Textile and steel.

2. What color is the hair of Joe and Edna's children?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

3. Who is Andy Gump?
(a) The guy who worked in Laboratory A.
(b) One of the employees who led the strike.
(c) A newspaper comic strip character.
(d) A mentally challenged movie character.

4. What does it mean when a character is called "yellow?"
(a) He is a cab driver.
(b) He is courageous.
(c) He has a sunny disposition.
(d) He is a coward.

5. What is Fayette's attitude toward unskilled workers?
(a) Intimidating.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Fair.
(d) Derogatory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of a raise is Miller initially offered?

2. What does Joe do to quiet the men?

3. Why is the research in Laboratory A so important at the time of the play?

4. What reasons does Joe give for not making more money?

5. What does Joe mean when he refers to "black and blue boys?"

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